Archive for 2010

People apply for loans for things they want or need—houses, cars, weddings or even college tuition.  It’s a quick way of getting that thing you’ve been eying, provided you don’t mind paying it all back and then some later on. You are now reading the third part of our Commission on Higher Education (CHED) financial assistance series.  The spotlight of... »

Practically all scholarships out there are classified according to a dominant theme—be it specific courses, specific foundations or even specific grantee types.  There are grants out there, however, that are based on the area where the target recipient is based. Welcome to part two of our CHED scholarship grant mini-series.  This time, we’ll be shining the spotlight on the Special Study... »

A few articles back, I discussed a couple of government-sponsored scholarship grants offered by the Department of Science and Technology.  Thing is, the DOST isn’t the only government unit that provides financial assistance to financially challenged, yet deserving students. This article will be the first entry in a multi-part series on the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED’s) scholarship grants.  The first... »

The late Randy Pausch said “The brick walls aren’t there to keep us out.  They’re there to show us how badly we really want something.  The brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough.”  Perhaps the same could be said of entrance exam results, too. Let’s face it:  as much as we’d like to see... »

The government’s Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Science Education Institute (SEI) believe in developing the human capacity for greatness.  That’s pretty much why a scholarship bearing their names exists—to give the scientists and engineers of tomorrow a chance to prove their mettle to the country and to themselves. Like all students in need of financial aid, though, these... »

Learning institutions are very much willing to grant financial assistance to students provided the latter fulfill certain conditions.  Besides the usual minimum maintaining average requirement, some scholarships also require that the scholar pursue specific courses during their academic tenure. Central Escolar University (CEU) has one such scholarship for students who wish to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to everyone:   ... »

Someone said that the true measure of greatness lies in helping people who can’t do good to you or pay you back.  It seems that this same principle of service acts as the very basis for philanthropic organizations such as the Dominic Savio Scholarship Foundation. Potential Bosconians will be pleased to know that a scholarship of the same name exists to... »

Every semester, Ateneo students face the blues of long lines and pursuing the classes and the professors of choice.  Fortunately, numerous blessings abound for those who set their sights on the principle of abundance.  Some of these blessings fall under the category of financial aid. While the Ateneo offers several kinds of scholarships, I’ll be focusing on one specific scholarship that... »

An old friend of mine once quipped that the Information Age has changed the way we do a lot of things—from the way we pay our bills to the way we apply for a slot in a learning institution like the University of the Philippines.. Case in point: UP has a system in place called the Socialized Tuition and Financial... »

Most (if not all) scholarship grants possess similar objectives—to promote the intellectual development of financially challenged yet deserving students and, by extension, the good of the community as well. Nevertheless, each grant has a different way of going about it. For instance, some grants are more of the “general overview type,” while others narrow their focus down to specific fields.... »